Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasirean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nasire-an
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating the 1232 work of ethics, Akhlaq-i Nāṣirī (Nasirean Ethics), by the Persian polymath Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1201–1274).

noun

A follower or adherent of Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī.

Example Sentences

"According to the transmitted narrative of his birth John was a Nasirean for life, as was every member of the Essenic order."

Etymology

From Nasir (proper name) + -ean.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Nasir

Inflected Forms

Nasireans (plural)

Questions

What does nasirean mean?: Designating the 1232 work of ethics, Akhlaq-i Nāṣirī (Nasirean Ethics), by the Persian polymath Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1201–1274).
Where does nasirean come from?: From Nasir (proper name) + -ean.

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